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North Ronaldsay

• Bibliography
  
• Church Records
  
• Civil Registration
  
• Description and Travel
  
• Gazetteers
  
• Genealogy
  
• Names, Geographical
  

Bibliography

• A Window on North Ronaldsay: by Peter A. Tulloch. Published by The Orcadian 1974, reprinted 1995. 230pp. In print. ISBN 0952617404
  Comprehensive history, includes names of officials and frequency of surnames in 1733, 1801, 1901, 1973.
• Island Saga. The Story of North Ronaldsay: by M. A. Scott. Published by Alex. P. Reid, Edinburgh. 1968.
• The Placenames of North Ronaldsay: by Hugh Marwick. Published 1923 Proceedings of the Orkney Antiquarian Society i,53-64.

Church Records

Old Parish Registers

• Baptisms, 1700-1854. Prior to 1800 recorded in Cross and Burness and Lady
• Marriages, 1819-1854.
• Burials. No entries.

• Ref: OCR/FC/17: North Ronaldsay Free Kirk: Baptisms 1844-1914, Marriages 1848-1911, Communion Roll 1847-1882 and 1915-1931.
• Ref: OCR/KC/18: Ringansay Kirk, N.R. Baptisms 1855-1930 and 1934-1948, Marriages 1855-1931, Communion Roll 1865-1931.

Civil Registration

The Registrar of births, deaths, and marriages for the island of North Ronaldsay.
The Registrar's records extend back only as far as 1st January 1855 when registration became compulsory in Scotland.

Description and Travel

Some descriptive and pictorial material is provided here by courtesy of Orknet

Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for North Ronaldsay from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

Genealogy

Orkney Family History Researchers are engaged in researching family histories in North Ronaldsay and all other parishes in Orkney. All of them are willing to share the results of their research with others.

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Names, Geographical

The Place-names of North Ronaldsay
by Hugh Marwick
Published: 1923 in theProceedings of the Orkney Antiquarian Society i, 53-64.
Accessible in Orkney Archives.

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